Essential Standard #:
7.E.1: Understand how the cycling of matter (water and gases) in and out of the atmosphere relates to Earth’s atmosphere, weather and climate and the effects of the atmosphere on humans.

Nov 18-Monday

Quia Test on 4-1 Air Masses and Fronts


Nov 15: Friday

Students draw the pictures of Fronts found on pages 134-135. Fold a blank sheet of paper in 4th's. Fold 'hamburger' style and then hamburger again. This will make 4 windows; one for each front. Draw, Label in ink, and Color.

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Nov 14- Thursday

Students will draw the Air Masses found on page 132.

Draw, Label in ink, and Color.


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Nov 13-Wednesday

Finish Cornell Notes, write summary and submit to Edmodo.


Nov 12- Tuesday

1) Testlet- What causes Weather?

Cornell Notes- 4.1- Air Masses and Fronts


Nov 11- No School


Nov 8- Friday

3-3 Winds Test on Quia

Continue working on the "Weather Webquest" when finished with test.


Nov 7- Thursday

1) Testlet- Wind Farms

Work on Weather Webquest

Make up Work:
-Global Winds Drawing
-Heat Transfer foldable
-Cornell notes: 3-2 and 3-3

Nov 6- Wednesday

1) Testlet- Blowing in the Wind

2) Finish your Winds drawing from yesterday

3) Begin work on the "Weather Webquest"

Go to the link on the left hand side, near the bottom. Then follow the links to answer the questions.

4) Cloud Collage- Using Microsoft Publisher, create a poster/collage depicting the different cloud types. Look for unusual clouds. Google search clouds then copy, paste, and label the pictures into Publisher. You must have 10 different types of clouds and remember to label them. Submit to Edmodo. You can go to the following link to get the names of the 10 types of clouds, but DO NOT copy the clouds from that website.

http://www.bom.gov.au/info/clouds/

Nov 5-Tuesday

*SchoolNet Practice Test- Code: CYMETUW7

lcs.powerschool.com/public

*Finish 3-3 Cornell notes and submit to Edmodo.


Global Winds Drawing

*Students draw a picture of the placement of the global winds: page 103 in Textbook or use the Weather web quest and click on Winds. Label the winds, latitudes, draw in the continents and color.

1- Use the Following to draw in the continents

2- Use the following link to label your Earth:

http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-wind.htm


Nov 4- Monday

Testlet: Air Pressure and Wind

Modeling the Coriolis Effect Activity (www.Carolina.com- Carolina Tips- Carolina Biological)




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Oct 31-Nov 1: Thursday/Friday

Cornell Notes- 3.3 Winds



Oct 30- Wednesday 1/2 Day

Bill Nye: Wind Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMyBheIn2DA

Complete the worksheet as you watch the video.



Oct 28-29: Monday/Tuesday

3-2 Heat Transfer Test


Oct 24-25: Thursday/Friday

Energy Transfer Simulation

Discovery Education- Activity 2

http://app.discoveryeducation.com/search?Ntt=Energy+transfer+simulation%3A+light



Oct 22-23: Tuesday/Wednesday

complete Heat Transfer foldable


Oct 21-Monday

Heat Transfer Notes

Heat Transfer Foldable- Make a square out of copy paper. Fold the square diagonally- one corner to the opposite corner- Unfold and fold the other 2 opposite corners. Unfold and now fold each corner to the center of the paper. On the outside flaps, write down the 4 types of heat transfer. On the inside of each flap, draw a picture demonstrating the type of heat transfer. Under each flap, write the definition of the different heat transfers. The following will give you examples...but DO NOT copy the information other than the 4 types of Heat Transfer.



Oct 17-18: Thursday/Friday

TEST- 3-1 Energy in Earth's Atmosphere


Oct 16-Wednesday

Discovery Education Video: Energy From the Sun

Class discussion

Oct 15-Tuesday

Brain Pop- Greenhouse Effect- Watch the video and take the Quiz

Brain Pop login: UN: leecs PW: brainpop

http://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/greenhouseeffect/


Complete the Energy in the Atmosphere drawing.


Oct 14-Monday

Complete 3-1 notes: Energy in the Atmosphere and submit to Edmodo


Draw, Label, and Color the picture of Energy in the Atmosphere depicting the amount of the Sun's energy the is absorbed or reflected by Earth's surface and atmosphere. page 90 in the textbook.

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Oct 11-Friday

3-1 Cornell Notes- Energy in the Atmosphere


Oct 9-10: Wednesday/Thursday

Test on Air Quality


Oct 8-Tuesday

In a Fog? Cloud Formation Activity (www.Carolina.com- Carolina Tips- Carolina Biological)



Oct 7-Monday

Complete Air Quality Webquest


Oct 4-Friday

Complete Webquest from Wednesday


Oct 3-Thursday

Air Quality Lab


Oct 2-Wednesday

Air Quality Web Quest

Use the following sites to complete the web quest:
http://www.epa.gov/epahome/learn.htm
http://www.epa.gov/air/
http://www.epa.gov/acidrain/
http://www.airnow.gov/
http://www.kean.edu/~fosborne/resources/ex12j.htm
http://www.scorecard.org
http://wwf.moccu.com/game.php?lang=en
http://www.greenfacts.org/glossary/pqrs/primary-pollutant-secondary-pollutant.htm
http://www.epa.gov/air/caa/
http://www.portfolio.mvm.ed.ac.uk/studentwebs/session4/27/greatsmog52.htm
http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/quiz-global-warming/ (Global Warming Quiz)



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Sept 30-Oct 1: Monday/Tuesday

Brain Pop Video and Quiz- Log in using UN: leecs and PW: leecs

http://www.brainpop.com/science/ourfragileenvironment/airpollution/

2-4 Air Quality Cornell Notes



Sept 27-Friday

Complete Test


Sept 26- Thursday- 1/2 day for Students

Atmospheric Layers Test


Sept 25- Wednesday

What is the Structure of the Atmosphere? Virtual Lab

http://www.glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/science/virtual_labs/ES14/ES14.html


Sept 24-Tuesday- PROGRESS REPORTS

Students are to write a RAFT today on the Layers of the Atmosphere and complete a Atmosphere Word Search.





Sept 20 and 23: Friday/Monday

Layers of the Atmosphere Foldable


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TEACHER EXAMPLE



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Sept 19-Thursday

Layers of the Atmosphere notes




Sept 17-18: Tuesday, Wednesday

Layers of the Atmosphere- TASC kit

-Placement of atmospheric occurrences on a 'map' of the atmosphere


Sept 16- Monday

Air Pressure Notes and Powerpoint


"Does Air Have Mass?" Lab



Sept 13-Friday Progress Reports handed out

Test on 'The Air Around You'


Sept 12-Thursday

ABC's of Atmosphere

Watch Bill Nye The Science Guy Video on Atmosphere and create a word for each letter of the alphabet that refers to the atmosphere


After creating the ABC chart from the movie, use it to answer the Composition of Air Brief Response found on Edmodo. Once finished, turn the assignment into Edmodo.

Sept 11-Wednesday

Testlet: What is the Atmosphere

Composition of Air- Brief Response


Sept 9-10: Monday-Tuesday

Continue study of Earth's Atmosphere and write summary to be submitted to Edmodo



Sept 6- Friday

Scientific Method Quiz on Quia

http://www.quia.com/quiz/3819560.html


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